Funeral for Sgt. Linda Pierre of Immokalee

The casket containing the body of Sgt. Linda Pierre is loaded into a hearse during her funeral service at First Baptist Church on Saturday, April, 30, 2011, in Immokalee. Pierre, 28, was one of five U.S. soldiers killed April 16 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. David Albers/Staff

Port Charlotte resident Leonard Leary stands guard with the Patriot Guard Riders outside the funeral for Sgt. Linda Pierre at First Baptist Church on Saturday, April, 30, 2011, in Immokalee. Pierre, 28, was one of five U.S. soldiers killed April 16 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. David Albers/Staff

A message to Sgt. Linda Pierre adorns a minivan outside her funeral service at First Baptist Church on Saturday, April, 30, 2011, in Immokalee. Pierre, 28, was one of five U.S. soldiers killed April 16 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. David Albers/Staff

Elvina Pierre is helped to her daughter's burial site during the funeral of Sgt. Linda Pierre at Lee Memorial Park on Saturday, April, 30, 2011, in Lehigh Acres. Pierre, 28, was one of five U.S. soldiers killed April 16 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. David Albers/Staff

Lehigh Acres resident Will-Rose Etienne is comforted by relatives at the conclusion of the interment ceremony of her cousin, Sgt. Linda Pierre, at Lee Memorial Park on Saturday, April, 30, 2011, in Lehigh Acres. Pierre, 28, was one of five U.S. soldiers killed April 16 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. David Albers/Staff

Lehigh Acres resident Vickie Newlin stands guard with the Patriot Guard Riders outside the funeral for Sgt. Linda Pierre at First Baptist Church on Saturday, April, 30, 2011, in Immokalee. Pierre, 28, was one of five U.S. soldiers killed April 16 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. David Albers/Staff

Lehigh Acres resident Will-Rose Etienne is comforted by relatives at the conclusion of the interment ceremony of her cousin, Sgt. Linda Pierre, at Lee Memorial Park on Saturday, April, 30, 2011, in Lehigh Acres. Pierre, 28, was one of five U.S. soldiers killed April 16 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. David Albers/Staff

Elvina Pierre watches as the U.S. flag from her daughter's coffin is presented to her husband at the interment service of her daughter, Sgt. Linda Pierre, at Lee Memorial Park on Saturday, April, 30, 2011, in Lehigh Acres. Pierre, 28, was one of five U.S. soldiers killed April 16 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. David Albers/Staff

Elvina Pierre cries at the interment service of her daughter, Sgt. Linda Pierre, during internment services at Lee Memorial Park on Saturday, April, 30, 2011, in Lehigh Acres. Pierre, 28, was one of five U.S. soldiers killed April 16 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. David Albers/Staff

Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre, 28, died in a grenade attack on her convoy in Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo courtesy of Pierre family.

Lehigh Acres resident Will-Rose Etienne is held by relatives as she watches the casket containing the body of her cousin, Sgt. Linda Pierre, being loaded into a hearse during Pierre's funeral service at First Baptist Church on Saturday, April, 30, 2011, in Immokalee. Pierre, 28, was one of five U.S. soldiers killed April 16 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. David Albers/Staff

The casket of Sgt. Linda Pierre is carried to the burial site at Lee Memorial Park on Saturday, April, 30, 2011, in Lehigh Acres. Pierre, 28, was one of five U.S. soldiers killed April 16 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. David Albers/Staff

The color guard stands at the read for the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Mourners react at the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Members of the Patriot Guard riders stand holding flags at the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Mourners look on at the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Elvina Pierre, 51, Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre's mother, weeps during the burial service for her daughter at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Elvina Pierre, 51, Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre's mother, weeps during the burial service for her daughter at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

The casket of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre is removed from the hearse at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Patriot Guard riders salute as the casket of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre is removed from the hearse at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Elvina Pierre, 51, Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre's mother, weeps during the burial service for her daughter at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Elvina Pierre, 51, Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre's mother, weeps during the burial service for her daughter at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

The funeral procession of cars, stretching for miles, arrives at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Mourners take photos of the decorated top-seal after the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

A child looks at the open grave after the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Mourners and Patriot Guard riders look on at the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

A member of the color guard picks up shells from the ground after the 21 gun salute during the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Mourners arrive for the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Taps is played by a member of the color guard at the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

The hearse arrives at the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Mourners arrive for the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Mourners arrive for the burial service of Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Bert Peltier, right, of Bonita Springs, removes his hat as The funeral procession of cars, stretching for miles, arrives at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. "I want to let the family know she didn't die in vain," Peltier said. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff

Bert Peltier, right, of Bonita Springs, holds an American flag as The funeral procession of cars, stretching for miles, arrives at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home in Fort Myers on April 30, 2011. "I want to let the family know she didn't die in vain," Peltier said. Pierre, who was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Greg Kahn/Staff